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My Father the Hero

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My Father the Hero (1993)

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Reviews Counted:12

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Rotten:10

Average Rating:4.1/10

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: When Nicole's father Andre takes her on a Caribbean vacation, she meets super-hunk Ben -- an older teenage boy -- and quickly develops a crush on him. Eager to impress him, Nicole tells Ben she... When Nicole's father Andre takes her on a Caribbean vacation, she meets super-hunk Ben -- an older teenage boy -- and quickly develops a crush on him. Eager to impress him, Nicole tells Ben she and Andre are lovers. Before long Nicole's got everyone on the island believing she's a underage concubine and mistaking Andre for a pedophile. It may be humiliating, but Nicole will have to tell Ben the truth before her poor father is hauled off to jail. [More]

Starring: Gérard Depardieu, Katherine Heigl, Dalton James, Lauren Hutton

Starring: Gérard Depardieu, Katherine Heigl, Dalton James, Lauren Hutton, Faith Prince, Emma Thompson

Director: Steve Miner

Director: Steve Miner
Composer: David Newman

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Scott Weinberg

Off-putting comedy junk full of creepy material.

comment Comment | Oct., 06 2002 03:01 AM

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Phil Villarreal

Depardieu is solid, but this movie fails to hold the audience's interest.

comment Comment | Aug., 02 2002 02:27 PM

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James Berardinelli

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Scott Renshaw

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